"a change is in order; OR, how i learned to love the camera again"

[rnottelovesowls]

https://rnotte.art/a-change-is-in-order-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-camera-again/

today's blog post relates to my work, and how doing strictly 2D hand-drawn animation for the past 3 years has left me feeling that i need to try something different in my future work. like, employing more live photography/footage. don't get me wrong, i love animation, but hey, if you used the exact same technique for 3 years straight and felt like you  weren't going anywhere with it, you'd start to seek changes, too

an excerpt:
"i've been applying a mix of live-action footage and my signature 2D animation into my latest music videos. you can see it most in action with the video for "Night Shift" by ORYAH; probably some of my finest work, in my (and his) opinion. it was very enjoyable to work out how to fit a cartoon character into the NYC film footage, and editing said footage's appearance to make the character fit in. i'm sure many animators can relate to that.

but it also got my questioning my animation techniques that i've been using for almost 3 years. (wow, that long, huh?) in that allotted time, i've done all animation in 2D, frame-by-frame, hand drawn. and i'm starting to feel burnt out from it."

[TheFrugalGamer]

Really enjoyed the music video! The combination of drawings and live footage, and the way they're both stylized, work really well together! Though I have to say my heart goes out to sad pizza man :( I hope he can find the lady who ordered the pizza, as it seems she could help revitalize him a little bit.